Blue cloth over blue boards, gold lettering. Corners bumped, a little edge wear and rubbing, remainder stripe on bottom edge. Jacket in new Brodart, slight edge wear and rubbing. An attractive copy. ; First book in the popular and ever-expanding 1632 shared universe. ; 1632; Remainder; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall; 504 pages; "The Ultimate Y2K Glitch ... "In the year 1632 in northern Germany a reasonable person might conclude that things couldn't get much worse. There was no food. Disease was rampant. For over a decade religious war had ravaged the land and the people. Catholic and Protesta... View More...
Blue cloth over blue boards, gold lettering. Corners a bit worn, slight edge wear and rubbing. Front board cracked at title page, exposing webbing. Jacket in new Brodart, a little edge wear and rubbing. A nice copy, signed by author on title page. ; First book in the popular and ever-expanding 1632 shared universe. ; 1632; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall; 504 pages; "The Ultimate Y2K Glitch ... "In the year 1632 in northern Germany a reasonable person might conclude that things couldn't get much worse. There was no food. Disease was rampant. For over a decade religious war had ravaged the land... View More...
Avon T-146, 190 pp. Spine a bit rolled, some creasing, cracked at pp 52-53. A little edge wear and rubbing, pages tanned but text is clean and unmarked. "It is the 21st century. Fighting a desperate war against the Eastern Powers, the Western alliance is critically short of oil. Twenty consecutive subs have been lost attempting to pirate EP oil from a field off Novaya Zemlya. Ens. John Ramsey is reassigned from the Psychology Bureau to monitor the next attempt -- with the added pressure of trying to unearth the EP saboteurs suspected to be already on board the Fenian Ram. "; 5¾" ... View More...
Spine/covers slightly creased. Shelf-cocked. Slight shelf wear. "In these short novels, three of the greatest names in science-fiction discuss such matters as: An enemy immune to every weapon -- and to death itself; A plague of . . . brownies?; How to conquer your country's conquerors, by common sense and some applied science. In their unique but equally brilliant ways, Simak, Sturgeon, and Leinster here offer stories of the kind that have made them -- and kept them -- famous. Perceptive introductions by veteran editor Leo Margolies give valuable insights on the authors and their stor... View More...
Whitman Publishing Nr 5049, 381 pp, green quarter cloth with pictorial boards. Spine slightly cocked, corners chipped, some edge wear and chipping, 3/4" tear near center of rear board, a few other nicks and scuffs to boards. Diamond patterned end papers with drawings of a toy or pet inside each diamond. Jacket in new Brodart with moderate edge wear and chipping especially along alap edges, some rubbing, a number of small holes from insect damage, an old price in crayon at top of front panel and '1952' written in white on back panel, 1 1/4" chip near center of back panel. Overall, a nic... View More...
Corners bumped, slight edge wear and rubbing. An attractive copy. ; Adapted from a novella originally published in 1998, this is the first volume in the Star Kingdom trilogy, covering Stephanie Harrington and the very first treecats adopted by humans. ; 7 ¾" - 9 ¾" Tall; 378 pages; "Stephanie Harrington always expected to be a forest ranger on her homeworld of Meyerdahl . . . Until her parents relocated to the frontier planet of Sphinx in the distant Star Kingdom of Manticore. It should have been the perfect new home - a virgin wilderness full of new species of every sort, just wai... View More...
Dove gray cloth over dove gray boards with gold lettering. Gold embossed heraldic crest on front board and dust jacket by Virginia Norey. Endpaper and interior maps by Jeffrey L. Ward. Dust jacket protected in new Brodart. ; 7 ¾" - 9 ¾" Tall; 1016 pages; Book 5: Song of Ice and Fire series. "In the aftermath of a colossal battle, the future of the Seven Kingdoms hangs in the balance--beset by newly emerging threats from every direction. In the east, Daenerys Targaryen, the last scion of House Targaryen, rules with her three dragons as queen of a city built on dust and death. But Da... View More...
Navy cloth over blue boards, gold lettering. Corners bumped, slight edge wear and rubbing. Jacket in new Brodart, a little edge wear. An attractive copy. ; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall; 191 pages; "This new collection of short fiction by one of America's most honored authors celebrates her understanding that narrative is the shining thread with which we create our common humanity. "In A Fisherman of the Inland Sea, Le Guin has assembled a far-reaching catalog of wonders, and she uses them to illuminate the earth on which ordinary women and men live. Astonishing in their diversity and power, ... View More...
Spine slightly creased, corners bumped. Part of Niven's Known Space universe. "The world named Mount Lookitthat was never meant for humans -- it was shrouded in lethal mists. Life only existed on one plateau, unreachable except from space. But the disastrous decision to colonize the planet could not be reversed. So the settlers survived somehow -- under a ruthless dictatorship. Mount Lookitthat was rebellion-proof. Then fate dealt the colonists a wild card named Matthew Keller, who had a talent that neither he nor anybody else knew about. At last the colonists had a glimmer of hope!... View More...
Minor shelfwear, spotting on pp.28-9. DJ shows very minor edgewear w/ a few tiny chips and one tiny tear. A bright, attractive copy. "A cataclysm greater than the shattering Atomic Disaster of 1990 threatens the citizens of the 21st century. The world is living in fear of the wanton bands of youths roaming the vast cities and terrorizing without purpose. There is no protection from the malicious homicide, the savage violence, or the senseless suicide that is being committed. The World Government Committee is being pressed to immediate action by the corrupt and the honest. But it is ... View More...
Spine slightly creased, slight darkening, corners bumped. Botton corner of front cover is torn off, along with about 1/2" of the cover.
Fourteen of the World's top science-fiction writers chart the fantastic universe of the future, including stories by Ray Bradbury, Robert Sheckley, William F. Temple, and other favorites.; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall View More...
044080261X Corners bumped, slight edge wear. A bright, attractive copy. ; Winner of the National Book Award in 1980. ; Time Quintet; 5¾" - 6¾" Tall; 256 pages; "In this companion volume to A Wrinkle in Time (Newbery Award winner) and A Wind in the Door, fifteen-year-old Charles Wallace and the unicorn Gaudior undertake a perilous journey through time in a desperate attempt to stop the destruction of the world by the mad dictator Madog Branzillo. They are not alone in their quest. Charles Wallace's sister, Meg - grown and expecting her first child, but still able to enter her broth... View More...
Corners bumped, slight edge wear, a little cover creasing. A nice copy. ; Winner of the National Book Award in 1980. ; Time Quintet; 6" - 7" Tall; 278 pages; "In this companion volume to A Wrinkle in Time (Newbery Award winner) and A Wind in the Door, fifteen-year-old Charles Wallace and the unicorn Gaudior undertake a perilous journey through time in a desperate attempt to stop the destruction of the world by the mad dictator Madog Branzillo. They are not alone in their quest. Charles Wallace's sister, Meg - grown and expecting her first child, but still able to enter her brother... View More...
Corners bumped, a little edge wear and rubbing. An attractive copy. ; Winner of the John Newbery Medal for 1963. ; Time Quintet; 6" - 7" Tall; 245 pages; "It was a dark and stormy night: Meg Murry, her small brother Charles Wallace, and her mother had come down to the kitchen for a midnight snack when they were upset by the arrival of a most disturbing stranger. 'Wild nights are my glory,' the unearthly stranger told them. 'I just got caught in a downdraft and blown off course. Let me sit down for a moment, and then I'll be on my way. Speaking of way, by the way, there is such a... View More...
1250196035 Spine a bit creased, a little edge wear and rubbing, light reading crease. A nice copy. ; Winner of the John Newbery Medal for 1963. This is a movie tie-in edition for the 2018 Disney movie, starring Oprah Winfrey. Includes an introduction by Ava DuVernay and 8 pages of color photos from the movie. ; 5¾" - 6¾" Tall; 212 pages; "It was a dark and stormy night: Meg Murry, her small brother Charles Wallace, and her mother had come down to the kitchen for a midnight snack when they were upset by the arrival of a most disturbing stranger. 'Wild nights are my glory,' the une... View More...
Some edgewear and bumping. Light crease on front. Text is starting to yellow, but clean and unmarked.
"'Across the Far Mountain' is the story of Borim, the gentle bear cub who, against his will, became king of his nation. You follow his apprenticeship at the hands of wise beasts and horrifying monsters, and witness his courage in the momentous struggle against the demons who would control the earth."; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 255 pages View More...
Corners bumped, a little scuffing, text clean and unmarked. An attractive copy. A Newbery Award Book. "Eleven-year-old Adam loved to travel through the open roads of 13th century England with his father, a wandering minstrel, and his red spaniel, Nick. But when his father suddenly disappears and Nick is stolen, Adam finds himself alone searching these same roads filled with rich merchants, pilgrims with cockleshells upon their hats, farming folk driving pigs to the fair, minstrels and priests, saints and thieves -- and somewhere in the crowd his father and his dog. " Black & white il... View More...
Spine/covers creased, shelf cocked, some shelf wear.
"How would you react if you found yourself on a modern day Noah's Ark (with no foreseeable prospect of finding dry land)? What could you think of to extend the limited supply of food? Would you agree to separate sleeping quarters for male and female? Would you feel that any human life you encountered was precious to the survival of the race, or would you want to kill all others in order to give yourself a better chance? How would you survive?"; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall View More...
Spine slightly slanted & upper spine bowed inward. Corners bumped. Slight edgewear and rubbing. Dust Jacket has slight edgewear. A good copy. ; Blue boards with silver lettering. Dust jacket protected in new Brodart. ; Council of Wars; Cover Design; 7 ¾" - 9 ¾" Tall; 402 pages; In the distant future, the world was a paradise-and then, in a moment, it was ended by the first war in centuries. People who had known godlike power, to whom hunger and pain went completely unknown, desperately scrabbled to survive. As the United Free States, the bastion of freedom and center of opposition to t... View More...
Spine a bit slanted and creased, reading crease, minor edge wear, crease across bottom corners, some darkening and soiling to covers, store stamp on front end paper. Some tanning but text is clean and unmarked. Overall a solid copy. ; Permabooks M-4242, first paperback printing. The title story originally appeared in Astounding in 1949. ; 5¾" - 6¾" Tall; 185 pages; "'Having a Daya-Bal as a Zone Agent makes me extremely uneasy,' the Executive Scientist said. 'Especially when she's given one of your ultimate space ships. ' "'I can vouch for her,' the Galactic Co-ordinator said c... View More...
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